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  • Lab 4:
    • This lab will introduce you to using the PLOT command.
    • What you need to do:
      1. Use PLOT to plot the file apenny.prm.
      2. Use PLOT to plot the file http://nextmidas.techma.com/nm/nxm/sys/dat/apenny.prm.
      3. Use PLOT to plot the world.shp and cities.prm files at the same time.
      4. With the plot still up from the previous exercise, use the middle mouse button to disable the cities layer. Now enable the layer. Can you figure out how to turn off the on-axis readout?
      5. Use the "Plotting Maps from a NeXtMidas Map Server (NMS)" section in the PLOT explain file to bring up a map of the world with the BLUEMARBLE background. Use the server nextmidas.techma.com and the port 8080 (You need Internet access for this).
        Hint: Use the QUERY to get a list of available VIEWs to use.
        nM> query nxm.sys.libg.MPlot viewList
      6. PLOT apenny in the background. Then use the FEATURE command to place a box around Lincoln's nose.